Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITER THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has officially released the approved producer prices for the 2024/25 summer cropping season together with the incentive price for winter wheat in 2025. This comes after last year the government increased maize producer prices from US$335 to US$390 per metric tonne (mt) as they bid to stock…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER THE country’s national football teams will soon be donning unique playing kits after the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) yesterday announced that they are seeking a local designer for the national team kit. To this end, Zifa has come up with a six-week competition for designers to submit their entries for…
Emmanuel MarambeCHIEF SPORTS WRITER THE stage is set for this year’s edition of the CBZ Zimbabwe National Chess Championships which will be played in the capital from April 7-12. The impending tournament marks the third successive year in which CBZ Bank has come through as title sponsors of the Zimbabwe Chess Federation’s premier chess tournament….
Takudzwa DhambuSTAFF WRITER THE government says Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas) is expected to return to normalcy by end of this month as the Treasury will now subsidise the health insurance provider. After years of mismanagement and financial woes, Psmas has been on the brink of collapse, leaving thousands of civil servants without access…
By Tapiwa Chirume tapiwachirume@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) in collaboration with Old Mutual, Steward Bank, Cell Insurance and others on Wednesday rewarded 120 vehicle licences compliant motorists who won in its Licence and Win promotion. The promotion, which ran from October 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025, was part of Zinara’s grand efforts…
By Yvonne Ncube A MAN from Enyandeni Village in Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering his wife in a violent domestic dispute. Fedwell Moyo appeared before Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Naison Chivayo. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was convicted…
By Rutendo Ngara A HARARE man has been remanded in custody for allegedly stealing US$250 000 for payment of biscuits from his employer, Synergy Biscuits, he was supposed to distribute to wholesalers. Richard Musungwa appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing theft of trust property charges and will return to court on April 8….
BY RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man, who was found in possession of 2 000 bottles of Broncleer cough syrup worth US$16 400, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday facing unlawful possession of unregistered drugs charges. Rodrick Chambe appeared before magistrate Winfilder Tiatara and was remanded in custody. According to the State represented by Mandirasa…
Emmanuel Marambe RAPHAEL Mubaiwa and Petmore Zibako came out tops in the men’s and ladies’ categories at the inaugural Hillcrest Schools Golf Day that was recently held at Chapman Golf Club in Harare. The event, supported by entities who included lead sponsor FBC, Old Mutual, Nyaradzo, BancAbc, Tanganda and Impala Car Hire, featured over 100…
THE Infrastructure and Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) plans to strengthen its capital position through shareholder support and partnership with external investors in order to effectively execute its projects. The State-owned development bank, despite facing operational challenges last year, received ZWL6 billion capital injection from the government, and US$10 million in Treasury Bills issued in…
